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Karzai slams terrorist attack on Kabul sit-in camp

AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned a terrorist attack targeted a sit-in camp of the Supporters of Pashtun Protection Movement in Kabul, terming it an attempt to suffocate the voice of long suffering people. One martyred, and 14 others injured after a sticky bomb exploded in a …

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Editorial: Education is key to success

Indeed, plenty of improvement has been seen at the school—the teaching methods have developed and equipped with more learning materials. Boy and girl have equal access to education as girl’s education has often been highlighted as a success story by the Afghan government and the donor countries. Millions more girls …

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Afghan air force to receive 19 Black Hawks helicopters

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Officials of the United States Air Force stationed at Kandahar airfield training Afghan pilots said that the US will handover about 20 UH-60 Black Hawks helicopters in the next nine months to the Afghan Air Force (AAF). AP reported that US Air Force officials said since last …

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51 insurgents killed in military raids

AT-KABUL: At least 51 militants were killed and 19 others wounded in major military crackdown operations within the past two days across the country. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate …

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Militants cut power supply to Kabul

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Taliban have cut off power lines streaming electricity to Kabul early Monday, where many are deprived of electricity. This is not the first time Taliban blow up electricity pylons; they do this often once they face military offensives. Taliban had however threatened last week to cut off …

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Germany backs longer Afghanistan mission

AT-KABUL: Germany has warned against any whirlwind withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan as long as Afghan security forces cannot maintain security. The German defense minister said on Sunday that Afghanistan could once again fall in the hands of Taliban, ISIS and Al-Qaeda if coalition military mission is halted Deputy …

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Voter registration set for April 14th: IEC is committed to a fair and transparent elections

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan’s election commission declared on Sunday the process of registering voters for parliamentary and provincial councils elections was set to be launched on April 14th. In compliance with the assurance from the independent election commission to run elections this year, we are planning to embark on voter …

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Herat mosque bombing: One martyred nine wounded

AT News Report-KABUL: At least one person was martyred and nine others wounded on Sunday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in western Herat city, a gubernatorial spokesperson said. “Two suicide attackers attempted to storm a mosque in Herat city, one of whom the police identified and killed …

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Quadrilateral summit urges ‘integrated effort’ to fight terrorism

AT News Report-KABUL: The National Security Adviser Haneef Atmar on Saturday in a four-day quadrilateral meeting in the United States, held a productive and comprehensive talks with his counterparts from the US, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. During the meeting important decisions were made over fighting terrorism, Afghanistan’s peace …

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Pakistan behind Kabul sit-in attack: ‘One martyred, 14 injured after a sticky bomb exploded in a camp that was set up to demonstrate against ethnic genocide in Pakistan’

AT News Report-KABUL: The Patriotic Movement of Afghanistan on Sunday said the terrorist attack on peaceful Kabul Sit-in has been carried out by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and wowed to continue its struggle until peace and stability was not prevailed across the country. Senior leadership of the movement, during a …

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